Is it ever okay to photograph someone in order to shame them?
Two stories of internet justice to discuss using cameras as weapons, public shaming, and bullying online.
The Column
Advice for people living and building the social web.
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The Flirty Medium
Online flirting from two different perspectives.
Picture Yourself in a Boat on a River
What is a troll?
The Podcast
A live call-in advice show about living online.
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Episode 1
In the first episode of Fertile Medium, Derek Powazek talks about the closure of Glitch and PetVille, blocking on Twitter, grandstanding online, and his stomach growls.
The Consultancy
Community product design for smart companies.
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We help companies develop strategies to engage their audience, enable user-created content systems that actually create great experiences, and generally avoid the problems that so often strike when companies meet communities. Our clients include GE, HP, Tumblr, Etsy, and Lytro.